Supermicro 7045B-3, User Manual

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1-3 Server Chassis Features
The following is a general outline of the main features of the SC743TQ-650 server
chassis.
System Power
The SC743TQ-650 features a single 650W power supply. The system must be shut
down and the AC power cord removed before replacing or performing any service
on the power supply unit.
SAS Subsystem
The SC743TQ-650 chassis was designed to support eight SAS hard drives, which
are hot-swappable units.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability of the SAS drives.
Front Control Panel
The control panel on the SuperServer 7045B-3 provides you with system monitoring
and control. LEDs indicate system power, HDD activity, network activity, system
overheat and power failure. A main power button and a system reset button are
also included. In addition, two USB ports have been incorporated into the control
panel to provide front side USB access.
I/O Backplane
The SC743TQ-650 is an ATX form factor chassis that may be used in either a tower
or a 4U rackmount confi guration. The I/O backplane provides seven motherboard
expansion slots, one COM port, a parallel port, a VGA port, two USB 2.0 ports,
PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports and two gigabit Ethernet ports.
Cooling System
The SC743TQ-650 chassis has an innovative cooling design that includes four 8-cm
hot-plug system cooling fans located in the middle section of the chassis as well as
two 8-cm hot-plug exhaust fans located at the rear of the chassis. An air shroud
channels the airfl ow from the system fans to effi ciently cool the processor area of
the system. The power supply module also includes a cooling fan.